List of ethical pharmaceutical supply information (updated )
Ethical pharmaceutical supply information as of . This information is based on information released by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare. This information may not be all-inclusive. Please check with the manufacturing companies for detailed information. Please note that the supply information does not necessarily correspond to our drug supply situation, and that the supply situation is constantly changing. Even if the supply is restricted, there may be cases where we can supply the product, so please inquiry with us.
*About alternative pharmaceuticals...This information is based on the active ingredients, dosage form, and specifications/units. It does not necessarily mean that the product is currently available.
| Reporting
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Product name | Status of
supply
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Alternative
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Manufacturer | Reason |
Lifting of limited
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fluticasone Propionate Nasal Solution 50μg "TOWA" 56 Sprays | Limited supply | TOWA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD. | Manufacturing problems (including contract manufacturing) | Undecided | ||
| Ketoprofen Tape 20mg "TOWA" | Limited supply | TOWA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD. | Increased demand | Undecided | ||
| Ketoprofen Tape 40mg "TOWA" | Limited supply | TOWA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD. | Increased demand | Undecided | ||
| Lanthanum Carbonate Granules 500mg "TOWA" | Limited supply | available | TOWA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD. | Increased demand | Undecided | |
| Levetiracetam Tablets 500mg "TOWA" | Limited supply | available | TOWA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD. | Manufacturing problems (including contract manufacturing) | Undecided | |
| Levofloxacin Tablets 250mg "TOWA" | Limited supply | available | TOWA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD. | Manufacturing problems (including contract manufacturing) | Undecided | |
| Ethyl Loflazepate Tablets 1mg "TOWA" | Limited supply | TOWA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD. | Manufacturing problems (including contract manufacturing) | Undecided | ||
| Fero-Gradumet Tablets 105mg | Limited supply | Viatris(Viatris Healthcare GmbH) | Other Reasons | Undecided | ||
| Mecobalamin Tablets 500μg "TOWA" | Limited supply | TOWA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD. | Manufacturing problems (including contract manufacturing) | Undecided | ||
| Risperidone OD Tablets 1mg "TOWA" | Limited supply | available | TOWA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD. | Manufacturing problems (including contract manufacturing) | Undecided | |
| Risperidone OD Tablets 2mg "TOWA" | Limited supply | available | TOWA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD. | Manufacturing problems (including contract manufacturing) | Undecided | |
| Sodium Risedronate Tablets 75mg "TOWA" | Limited supply | available | TOWA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD. | Manufacturing problems (including contract manufacturing) | Undecided | |
| Bepotastine Besilate Tablets 10mg "TOWA" | Limited supply | available | TOWA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD. | Manufacturing problems (including contract manufacturing) | Undecided | |
| Minodronic Acid Tablets 50mg "TOWA" | Limited supply | available | TOWA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD. | Manufacturing problems (including contract manufacturing) | Undecided | |
| Mirtazapine OD Tablets 15mg "TOWA" | Limited supply | available | TOWA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD. | Manufacturing problems (including contract manufacturing) | Undecided | |
| Pitavastatin Calcium Tablets 4mg "TOWA" | Limited supply | available | TOWA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD. | Manufacturing problems (including contract manufacturing) | Undecided | |
| Famotidine OD Tablets 20mg "TOWA" | Limited supply | available | TOWA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD. | Manufacturing problems (including contract manufacturing) | Undecided | |
| Febuxostat Tablets 20mg "TOWA" | Limited supply | available | TOWA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD. | Manufacturing problems (including contract manufacturing) | Undecided | |
| Fluvoxamine Maleate Tablets 25mg "TOWA" | Limited supply | available | TOWA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD. | Manufacturing problems (including contract manufacturing) | Undecided | |
| Fluvoxamine Maleate Tablets 75mg "TOWA" | Limited supply | available | TOWA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD. | Manufacturing problems (including contract manufacturing) | Undecided | |
| Paroxetine Tablets 10mg "TOWA" | Limited supply | available | TOWA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD. | Increased demand | Undecided | |
| TERAMURO Combination Tablets BP "TOWA" | Limited supply | TOWA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD. | Increased demand | Undecided | ||
| Sertraline OD Tablets 25mg "TOWA" | Limited supply | available | TOWA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD. | Manufacturing problems (including contract manufacturing) | Undecided | |
| Sertraline OD Tablets 100mg "TOWA" | Limited supply | available | TOWA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD. | Manufacturing problems (including contract manufacturing) | Undecided | |
| Ciclosporin Capsules 25mg "TOWA" | Limited supply | available | TOWA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD. | Manufacturing problems (including contract manufacturing) | Undecided | |
| Ciclosporin Capsules 50mg "TOWA" | Limited supply | available | TOWA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD. | Manufacturing problems (including contract manufacturing) | Undecided | |
| Quetiapine Tablets 100mg "TOWA" | Limited supply | available | TOWA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD. | Manufacturing problems (including contract manufacturing) | Undecided | |
| Clotiazepam Tablets 10mg "TOWA" | Limited supply | TOWA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD. | Manufacturing problems (including contract manufacturing) | Undecided | ||
| HUSTAZOL Tablets for Children 2.5mg | Limited supply | NIPRO CORPORATION | Increased demand | Undecided | ||
| Olmesartan OD Tablets 10mg "TOWA" | Limited supply | available | TOWA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD. | Manufacturing problems (including contract manufacturing) | Undecided | |
| Olopatadine Hydrochloride OD Tablets 2.5mg "TOWA" | Limited supply | TOWA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD. | Manufacturing problems (including contract manufacturing) | Undecided | ||
| Olopatadine Hydrochloride OD Tablets 5mg "TOWA" | Limited supply | available | TOWA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD. | Manufacturing problems (including contract manufacturing) | Undecided | |
| Candesartan OD Tablets 4mg "TOWA" | Limited supply | available | TOWA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD. | Increased demand | Undecided | |
| Ursodeoxycholic Acid Tablets 50mg "TOWA" | Limited supply | available | TOWA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD. | Manufacturing problems (including contract manufacturing) | Undecided | |
| Escitalopram Tablets 20mg "TOWA" | Limited supply | available | TOWA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD. | Manufacturing problems (including contract manufacturing) | Undecided | |
| Ezetimibe Tablets 10mg "TOWA" | Limited supply | available | TOWA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD. | Manufacturing problems (including contract manufacturing) | Undecided | |
| Etizolam Tablets 0.5mg "TOWA" | Limited supply | TOWA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD. | Increased demand | Undecided | ||
| Allopurinol Tablets 100mg "TOWA" | Limited supply | available | TOWA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD. | Manufacturing problems (including contract manufacturing) | Undecided | |
| Ambroxol Hydrochloride L OD Tablets 45mg "NIPRO" | Limited supply | NIPRO CORPORATION | Manufacturing problems (including contract manufacturing) | Undecided | ||
| AMALUET Combination Tablets 1ban "TOWA" | Limited supply | TOWA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD. | Increased demand | Undecided | ||
| Azilsartan Tablets 20mg "TOWA" | Limited supply | available | TOWA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD. | Manufacturing problems (including contract manufacturing) | Undecided | |
| Procaterol Hydrochloride Syrup 5μg/mL "Nichiiko" | Limited supply | Nichi-Iko Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. | Increased demand | Undecided | ||
| Sumatriptan Tablets 50mg "SPKK" | Limited supply | available | Sandoz Pharma K.K. | Increased demand | Undecided | |
| Ketoprofen Tape S 20mg "TEIKOKU" | Limited supply | Teikoku Seiyaku Co., Ltd. | Other Reasons | Undecided | ||
| Tulobuterol Tape 0.5mg "HISAMITSU" | Limited supply | HISAMITSU PHARMACEUTICAL CO.,INC. | Increased demand | Undecided | ||
| Tulobuterol Tape 1mg "HISAMITSU" | Limited supply | available | HISAMITSU PHARMACEUTICAL CO.,INC. | Increased demand | Undecided | |
| Tulobuterol Tape 2mg "HISAMITSU" | Limited supply | available | HISAMITSU PHARMACEUTICAL CO.,INC. | Increased demand | Undecided | |
| Bepotastine Besilate Tablets 5mg "SN" | Out of supply | available | Shiono Chemical Co., Ltd. | Deletion of NHI Drug Price | ||
| IPD capsule 100 | Limited supply | Taiho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. | Increased demand | Undecided | ||
| Famotidine Tablets 10mg "CHEMIPHAR" | Out of supply | available | Shiono Chemical Co., Ltd. | Deletion of NHI Drug Price | ||
| Famotidine Tablets 20mg "CHEMIPHAR" | Out of supply | available | Shiono Chemical Co., Ltd. | Deletion of NHI Drug Price | ||
| Loxoprofen Na Tape 100mg "SANWA" | Out of supply | Sanwa Kagaku Kenkyusho Co., Ltd. | Deletion of NHI Drug Price | |||
| VISUALIN SOLUTION FOR EYE EAR AND NOSE 0.1% | Limited supply | Senju Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. | Other Reasons | Undecided | ||
| Indometacin PAP 70mg "SANYU" | Limited supply | Sanyu Yakuhin | Manufacturing problems (including contract manufacturing) | Undecided | ||
| Ketoprofen Tape 40mg "RAKOOL" | Limited supply | Sanyu Yakuhin | Manufacturing problems (including contract manufacturing) | Undecided | ||
| Diclofenac Sodium Tape 15mg "RAKOOL" | Limited supply | Sanyu Yakuhin | Manufacturing problems (including contract manufacturing) | Undecided | ||
| Tulobuterol Tape 2mg "VTRS" | Limited supply | available | Oishi Koseido Co., Ltd. | Other Reasons | Undecided | |
| VISUALIN OPHTHALMIC SOLUTION 0.02% | Limited supply | Senju Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. | Other Reasons | Undecided | ||
| VISUALIN OPHTHALMIC SOLUTION 0.05% | Limited supply | Senju Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. | Other Reasons | Undecided | ||
| LAG-10 Solution | Limited supply | available | Yoshida Pharmaceutical | Deletion of NHI Drug Price | ||
| Montelukast Fine Granules 4mg "SAWAI" | Limited supply | available | Sawai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. | Other Reasons | Undecided | |
| Montelukast Tablets 10mg "SANWA" | Out of supply | available | Sanwa Kagaku Kenkyusho Co., Ltd. | Deletion of NHI Drug Price | ||
| Naftopidil OD Tablets 50mg "FUSO" | Out of supply | available | Shiono Chemical Co., Ltd. | Deletion of NHI Drug Price | ||
| Persantin Tablets 12.5mg | Out of supply | Manufacturing problems (including contract manufacturing) | Undecided | |||
| Persantin Tablets 25mg | Out of supply | available | Nippon Boehringer Ingelheim Co., Ltd. | Manufacturing problems (including contract manufacturing) | Undecided | |
| HERBESSER R Capsules 200mg | Out of supply | Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation | Other Reasons | Undecided | ||
| CATACLOT 20mg for Injection | Out of supply | available | Maruishi Pharmaceutical. Co., Ltd. | Deletion of NHI Drug Price | ||
| LINOLOSAL INJECTION 2mg (0.4%) | Limited supply | WAKAMOTO PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD. | Increased demand | Undecided | ||
| LINOLOSAL INJECTION 4mg (0.4%) | Limited supply | WAKAMOTO PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD. | Increased demand | Undecided | ||
| LINOLOSAL INJECTION 20mg (0.4%) | Limited supply | WAKAMOTO PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD. | Increased demand | Undecided | ||
| Rocain Injection 1% | Limited supply | available | Fuso Pharmaceutical Industries,Ltd. | Increased demand | Undecided | |
| Tathion 100mg for Injection | Limited supply | Increased demand | No prospects | |||
| Tathion 200mg for Injection | Limited supply | Increased demand | No prospects | |||
| Loxoprofen Na Tape 50mg "TOWA" | Limited supply | TOWA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD. | Deletion of NHI Drug Price | |||
| Urea Cream 10% "Nichiiko" | Limited supply | available | IKEDA Medicine Industrial Co., Ltd. | Other Reasons | Undecided | |
| Loxoprofen Na Tape 100mg "TOWA" | Out of supply | TOWA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD. | Deletion of NHI Drug Price | |||
| Bisacodyl Suppositories 10mg "JG" | Out of supply | available | Choseido Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. | Deletion of NHI Drug Price | ||
| Clarithromycin Tablets 50mg for Pediatric "TCK" | Limited supply | available | Tatsumi Kagaku co.,Ltd. | Manufacturing problems (including contract manufacturing) | Undecided | |
| Diflucan Intravenous Solution 50mg | Out of supply | Pfizer Japan Inc. | Deletion of NHI Drug Price | |||
| Diflucan Intravenous Solution 100mg | Out of supply | Pfizer Japan Inc. | Deletion of NHI Drug Price | |||
| Diflucan Intravenous Solution 200mg | Out of supply | Pfizer Japan Inc. | Deletion of NHI Drug Price | |||
| Loxoprofen Na Tape 50mg "RAKOOL" | Limited supply | Toko Pharmaceutical industries Co., Ltd. | Increased demand | Undecided | ||
| INTENURSE PAPS 70mg | Limited supply | Toko Pharmaceutical industries Co., Ltd. | Manufacturing problems (including contract manufacturing) | Undecided | ||
| Ketoconazole Cream 2% "NR" | Out of supply | available | Toko Pharmaceutical industries Co., Ltd. | Raw material procurement issues | Undecided | |
| Diazepam Injection 10mg "NIG" | Limited supply | Nichi-Iko Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. Gifu Plant | Increased demand | Prospects | ||
| Urea Cream 10% "SUN" | Limited supply | available | Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.(Former Pola Pharma Inc) | Other Reasons | Undecided | |
| Urea Cream 20% "SUN" | Limited supply | available | Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.(Former Pola Pharma Inc) | Other Reasons | Undecided | |
| Nadifloxacin Cream 1% "SUN" | Limited supply | available | Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.(Former Pola Pharma Inc) | Other Reasons | Undecided | |
| Nadifloxacin Lotion 1% "SUN" | Limited supply | available | Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.(Former Pola Pharma Inc) | Other Reasons | Undecided | |
| Heparinoid Oil-based Cream 0.3% "NIPRO" | Limited supply | NIPRO CORPORATION | Increased demand | Undecided | ||
| DESMOPRESSIN Spray 10 Kyowa | Out of supply | available | Ferring Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd. | Deletion of NHI Drug Price | ||
| Tacrolimus Ointment 0.1% "PP" | Limited supply | Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.(Former Pola Pharma Inc) | Other Reasons | Undecided | ||
| Ketoprofen Tape 20mg "BMD" | Limited supply | BIOMEDIX | Increased demand | Undecided | ||
| Ketoprofen Tape 40mg "BMD" | Limited supply | BIOMEDIX | Increased demand | Undecided | ||
| Ketoprofen Tape 20mg "PATELL" | Limited supply | Oishi Koseido Co., Ltd. | Increased demand | Undecided | ||
| Ketoprofen Tape 20mg "KYORIN" | Limited supply | KYORIN Rimedio Co., Ltd. | Increased demand | Undecided | ||
| Ketoprofen Tape 40mg "KYORIN" | Limited supply | KYORIN Rimedio Co., Ltd. | Increased demand | Undecided | ||
| Timiperone Fine Granules 1% "AMEL" | Out of supply | available | Kyowa Pharmaceutical Industry Co., Ltd. | Deletion of NHI Drug Price | ||
| Timiperone Tablets 0.5mg "AMEL" | Out of supply | Kyowa Pharmaceutical Industry Co., Ltd. | Deletion of NHI Drug Price | |||
| Timiperone Tablets 1mg "AMEL" | Out of supply | available | Kyowa Pharmaceutical Industry Co., Ltd. | Deletion of NHI Drug Price |